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Tourists and vagabonds: heroes and victims of postmodernity
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Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien
Abstract "The opposition between the tourists and the vagabonds is the major, principal division of the postmodern society. We are all plotted on a continuum stretched between the poles of the “perfect tourist” and the “vagabond beyond remedy” – and our respective places between the poles are plotted accordi... view more
"The opposition between the tourists and the vagabonds is the major, principal division of the postmodern society. We are all plotted on a continuum stretched between the poles of the “perfect tourist” and the “vagabond beyond remedy” – and our respective places between the poles are plotted according to the degree of freedom we possess in choosing our life itineraries. Freedom of choice is in the postmodern society by far the most seminal among the stratifying factors. The more freedom of choice one has, the higher is his or her rank in the postmodern social hierarchy." [author's abstract]... view less
Keywords
mobility; postmodernism; identity; decision making leeway
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Document language
English
Publication Year
1996
City
Wien
Page/Pages
15 p.
Series
Reihe Politikwissenschaft / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Politikwissenschaft, 30
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications